I continue to believe that we should try the mass effect of having all non-hunting weapons permanently painted pastel pink, and see if certain categories of violent crime are reduced.
But I was under the impression that certain categories of semi-automatic weapons could in fact be aftermarket altered to function in an automatic fashion.
As a pro-hunting, pro-gun person I know says, "If you can't hit what you need to hit with five bullets, you may need to reconsider whether you should be using a gun."
"we should try the mass effect of having all non-hunting weapons permanently painted pastel pink"
I kinda like this idea.
"But I was under the impression that certain categories of semi-automatic weapons could in fact be aftermarket altered to function in an automatic fashion."
This was addressed in twocomments to yesterday's post about terminology. (I had thought so too, but apparently it's a lot harder than that and not often done.)
"If you can't hit what you need to hit with five bullets [...]"
My brother is a collector. Most of his military rifles only hold five rounds. (Also: they're from WWI and WWII.)
Even the magazine-size-limit issue turns out to itself be more complicated than sound-bites and bumper stickers can really cover. I do think there's a discussion to be had there. I don't think the correct answer is obvious yet.
One quibble on the pink idea: what is a "non hunting weapon"? What makes a "hunting weapon" unsuitable for the uses you want guns to have to be pink for?
If you're going to make them pink, make 'em all pink.
I have to look this up, but ... (a) don't hunters wear bright orange camo-print gear and (b) aren't deer colourblind? If I'm remembering right on both counts, just make the hunting rifles pink-camo. :-)
Bigger issues are: 1) What if you score a hit with all five bullets, and the attacker keeps coming? Adrenaline, and drugs, are incredible things. This is not at all uncommon. (Answer: You continue firing until there is no longer a threat.) 2) What if there's more than on attacker intent on causing you serious harm?
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But I was under the impression that certain categories of semi-automatic weapons could in fact be aftermarket altered to function in an automatic fashion.
As a pro-hunting, pro-gun person I know says, "If you can't hit what you need to hit with five bullets, you may need to reconsider whether you should be using a gun."
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I kinda like this idea.
"But I was under the impression that certain categories of semi-automatic weapons could in fact be aftermarket altered to function in an automatic fashion."
This was addressed in two comments to yesterday's post about terminology. (I had thought so too, but apparently it's a lot harder than that and not often done.)
"If you can't hit what you need to hit with five bullets [...]"
My brother is a collector. Most of his military rifles only hold five rounds. (Also: they're from WWI and WWII.)
Even the magazine-size-limit issue turns out to itself be more complicated than sound-bites and bumper stickers can really cover. I do think there's a discussion to be had there. I don't think the correct answer is obvious yet.
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If you're going to make them pink, make 'em all pink.
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1) What if you score a hit with all five bullets, and the attacker keeps coming? Adrenaline, and drugs, are incredible things. This is not at all uncommon. (Answer: You continue firing until there is no longer a threat.)
2) What if there's more than on attacker intent on causing you serious harm?